Among the Beasts & Briars

Book is incredibly predictable, names are clunky and make no sense. The dialogue is very juvenile. The magic in the story doesn't seem to have any established rules. it's thrown in at random and works differently each time. The main character doesn't even know how to use it, she just throws her blood around and stuff happens. Sometimes it kills people, sometimes it slows them down but she never seems to know what she wants it to do.

Beauty and the Beast + Lord of the Rings + The Walking Dead Cerys has had a hard life. Her mother and friends disappeared into the woods when she was little. She was the only one who came out of the woods and her blood had had the power to grow flowers since (Coincidentally, her father is the king’s gardener). After an unthinkable turn of events at her best friend’s coronation, she, the irritating fox she once saved, and a strange bear must go on a quest to stop the madness once and for all. I ADORED this!! Since Wicked came out 25 years ago, retellings has been my favorite genre because I find a lack of fairytales. But Ashley Poston has brought them back with a bang! THIS is what a fantasy should be. Not those high fantasy books that make you feel stupid because you have no idea what is going on or half the words mean. But a beautiful, lush world with talking animals snd magic. The characters were great, humans, animals, and others alike. And THAT COVER!! Buy this for yourself or for anyone who loves a lush, rich fairytale. If you’re twisted, get it for someone who believes they’re too old for fairytales.

First the cover for this book is amazing. The story did not disappoint either. Cerys and Fox are great characters. The Magic in the story was really neat. I loved this. I highly recommend this book!